Thread Number: 34277
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Attention Canadian Electrolux Fans! |
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Post# 371369   4/25/2017 at 17:36 (2,528 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 371382 , Reply# 1   4/25/2017 at 23:03 (2,528 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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Post# 371390 , Reply# 2   4/26/2017 at 07:15 (2,528 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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As much as I am proud to see a beautiful Canadian vacuum created right here on the island of Montréal, I always wondered about the placement of the handle on the cleaner. It seems oddly placed considering the heavier part of the cylinder is toward the back where the motor is located. It would seem that your fingers would get squished at the top end of the handle as the back of the vacuum hangs down lower than the front when carrying. Might have been better to place the handle right over the heavier motor end, no?
Never actually picked one up. Any thoughts by those who have actually used one? |
Post# 371397 , Reply# 4   4/26/2017 at 10:30 (2,528 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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I've heard this before about the motor being stronger than a G (early G or later G?)......who made the motors?
Kevin |
Post# 371420 , Reply# 5   4/26/2017 at 16:52 (2,527 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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I know, they made them , I don't think they were farmed out. |
Post# 371429 , Reply# 6   4/26/2017 at 18:58 (2,527 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 371434 , Reply# 7   4/26/2017 at 19:24 (2,527 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 371441 , Reply# 8   4/26/2017 at 22:37 (2,527 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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OK...so why are they more powerful if Elux USA made the motor? Is there a flow design difference in the canister itself? I don't see a visible link to the 2008 discussion.
Kevin |
Post# 371447 , Reply# 9   4/27/2017 at 01:25 (2,527 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Kevin, the reason why the motor in the Electrolux 80 Series canisters is more powerful is because it was made by Electrolux Canada, at the plant in Montreal, Quebec. It was NOT American owned or made by that point. The only things the 80 Series shared with it's American counterpart, the Automatic G, was the telescopic electric wand & the first PN1 powerhead.
In fact, Electrolux Canada was ALWAYS different than Electrolux USA. We never used combo tools (unless it was a economy model) until the 1980's, we always got full, separate tools. The plastic AP Series canisters, starting with the AP100, was introduced in 1973, & over time with styling & other minor changes, evolved into the 2100 / Aerus Classic, while America was still selling metal canisters. It wasn't till the mid 1980's, I think around 1986 or 1987, that both divisions merged together & things changed. And that's when the differences between the Canadian & American models ended for the most part. I think that one thing that made Electrolux special was that each country & each division did their own research & development, they determined what their consumers wanted & catered directly to them. That's the reason for the differences between American & Canadian models....Canadians wanted a lighter machine, hence the plastic model here. While each division shared ideas & shared parts & components worldwide, each division kept innovating to serve their country's customers & make sure their needs were met with products that worked for them. Such a shame that Joe Urso has taken a once great company & destroyed it. Rob |
Post# 371456 , Reply# 10   4/27/2017 at 07:24 (2,527 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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When Canada and the USA signed the Free Trade Agreement in the mid 1980's (Reagan and Mulroney), Canada lost a lot of manufacturing jobs as it was cheaper to just import similar American products rather than keep Canadian plants open. The market in Canada was much smaller due to the much smaller population and so it was better for the corporate bottom line to import from the US.
Before that agreement, all vac-makers (Electrolux, Eureka, Hoover, GE, etc) had factories or subsidiaries north of the border making our own vacs under Canadian regulations and labour laws - some with major differences to the US versions. Eureka was in Kitchener, Hoover was in Hamilton, Electrolux was in Montreal and Canadian General Electric (CGE) was in Brockville (I think). |
Post# 371482 , Reply# 12   4/27/2017 at 18:35 (2,526 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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You're welcome Kevin!
I used to see a lot of Electrolux canisters in our suburban neighbourhood in Montreal when growing up here in the 1960's. They were definitely more expensive than the vacs everybody was buying in department stores. In the warm summer weather, you'd often see guys vacuuming their car interiors with these whisper quiet red or green Luxes - often before giving the cars a wash on a Saturday afternoon. |
Post# 371512 , Reply# 15   4/28/2017 at 12:23 (2,526 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.)   |   | |
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I don't know for certain that Lux Canada operated the same way. I do know all Lux sales were via door-to-door demonstration. Axel Wenner-Gren started out showing the machines in the home. I imagine that Lux Canada did pretty much the same. |
Post# 371515 , Reply# 16   4/28/2017 at 13:14 (2,525 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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hopefully, our friends across the border will chime in on how Elux sales worked in Canada and if indeed they were loyal to the door-to-door salesman.
Kevin |
Post# 371519 , Reply# 18   4/28/2017 at 15:25 (2,525 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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I don't seem to remember seeing or hearing about well-known Electrolux sales people in our neighbourhood. What I do remember are advertising postcards that we received in the mail giving you a phone number to call if you wanted an in-home demonstration. And there were a handful of Elux-only vac shops on shopping strips not to far away closer to downtown Montreal. Each of these had a nice window display showing the latest models, including the Canadian rug shampooers as well.
Don't forget: Montreal winters can be pretty harsh and so from December to April, it would not be easy for a salesman to go door-to-door trying to make a sale. |
Post# 371559 , Reply# 19   4/29/2017 at 17:02 (2,524 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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you're right....I never thought of that! Long, severe winters would have been an extra burden on the typical door-to-door salesman. Maybe it was a combination of stores, postcards and some door-to-door in reasonable weather.
Kevin |
Post# 371583 , Reply# 20   4/30/2017 at 16:59 (2,523 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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